error esxi after migrating 6.0 to 6.5
I can't connect to vmware host after migrating 6.0 to 6.5.This is the content of syslog.log after restart hostd. 2020-07-07T12:52:34Z watchdog-hostd: PID file /var/run/vmware/watchdog-hostd.PID does...
View ArticleESXi upgrade via VUM on local datastore
Hi, Inherited an ESXi which is still on 6.0U1 and will upgrade to 6.7U3 via VUM (It is a supported Gen9 model) What am trying to understand is where exactly the ESXi has been installed as it has only 1...
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Move to a vSphere 7 environment - recommended approach
Hi, Just thinking, how would one best start thinking about moving to (or better introducing) a vSphere 7 environment when current setup is on 6.x amongst all clusters in different DC's? Would one...
View ArticleallowLegacyCPU=true when installing - get error: "No persistent storage...
Hello, I am trying to install VMware vSphere Hypervisor v.7.0.0. 15843807 in a HP DL380G7 with 2 x XEON E5645 2.40GHz In my first attempt I get the error: "CPU is not supported by ESXi 7.0.0" In order...
View ArticleIntresting issue with Supermicro system and...
I own two Supermicro systems:- E300-9D-8CN8TP which is certified for 6.7U2 but not yet for 7.0- A system build by myself using the exact same components. Both systems run 7.0 GA just fine. However the...
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vCenter automatically deploying VIB to host
Hi, I've recently updated my home lab vCenter to v7.0.In order to do that, I've previously removed an incompatible NSX-V installation that I started but never completed (only the manager was installed...
View Articleesxi 6.0 to 6.7 is automatically rolling back??
So I have several 6.0 esxi hosts doing boot from san via iSCSI. I pop in the ISO and go though the upgrade wizard. The boot disk is found and esxi is detected, there is only 1 boot disk. The upgrade...
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VCSA Upgrade 6.7 to 7.0, using CD-ROM method
Hi All, is there a away to upgrade VCSA 7.0 from 6.7 using (Check CD-ROM) method? because my old VCSA 6.7 is running on VMware workstation due to some reason and different purpose. I face issue with...
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Trying to upgrade my VCSA from 7.0 to 7.0.0.10400
hi - wondering if a guru can help a home labber?! My VCSA update on 7.0 is spinning at 0% if I click cancel i get this error: with this in the applmgmt.log: 2020-07-15T05:35:14.678...
View Articlehow do i deploy pre-configured vmware enviroment to new Hardware?
Hello, I have 4 clustered esxi Hosts with shared storage and compute resources, presented as a single vSan Datastore which hosts a large number of Virtual Machines. The vCenter Server appliance and...
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Convert to embbeded PSC vCenter
Hello, Currently we having vCenter with external PSC deploymentvCenter version is 6.5, PSC and vCEnter using Windows 2008. We need to have vCEnter 6.7 with embedded PSC using VCSA. Please advice what...
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upgrade 6.7u3 to 7.0 cert issues
attempting to upgrade my lab from 6.7u3.latest to 7.0.latestnew VCSA VM deploys ok, but during pre-check get the following error: ErrorA vCenter Single Sign-On endpoint certificate validation error has...
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An unexpected error occured: Could not find a trusted signer.
ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.6.0 When installing the esxi driver.\ESXi-Customizer-PS-v2.6.0 -izip .\VMware-ESXi-7.0.0-16324942-depot.zip -vft-load net55-r8168 --no-sig-check prompts An unexpected error...
View ArticleVcenter 6.0 with external PSC to VCSA 6.5
Hi all, Have 2 separate Vmware vcenter's running on windows 2012 svr with an external SQL 2014 databases, they are in ELM linked mode. There is also an external PSC at each site running on a separate...
View ArticleBreaking enhanced Link mode in vSphere 6.0 and deploying new 6.7
Hi All, We are planning to upgrade the vSphere 6.0 to 6.7 which is currently in ELM. All the vCenter are 6.0, but only 1 vCenter HW supports the upgrade to 6.7, hence we have decided to break the...
View ArticleIs it possible to assign Essentials Kit vSphere 7 license to free licensed...
I am trying to assign Essentials Kit vSphere 7 license to free licensed hypervisor ESXi 6.5. I got 'Please provide a valid license key' error message when I clicked on 'Check license' button.Do I need...
View Article503 Service Unavailable after 6.7.0.44100 upgrade.
Hi, We are getting 503 Service Unavailable (Failed to connect to endpoint: [N7Vmacore4Http20NamedPipeServiceSpecE:0x00007fe978004950] _serverNamespace = / action = Allow _pipeName...
View ArticlevCenter Server 6.5 to VCSA 6.7 - is not present in table "vpx_vm" - Crash
Hello all, hope everyone is well in these strange times. I am trying to migrate from vCenter Server 6.5 to vCSA 6.7 - whilst this is our smallest cluster i would like it to be successful to maintain...
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Reports when Installation is done via SCCM tool
When the installation is done via SCCM tool, Is there any way to report back to the admin if something fails?Note: Installer is created using Bitrock InstallBuilder.
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Update Manager Plugin marked as Incompatible as per compatibility-matrix.xml
Hello User, Have you upgraded your windows based vCenter to 6.7 and not able to see update manager plugin in the web client ? The chances are high that you may face this issue especially when running...
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